What is the use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter called?
chaffing — The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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